Ex-situ Evaluation of Chironomid Larvae as a Potential Supplementary Food in Aquaculture

Nath, Susanta; Samanta, Shreya; Weltje, Lennart; Modak, Biplob Kumar

doi:10.1007/s40011-022-01377-9

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“…Belyakov et al (2018) also reported this insect as a very well-known organism in the hypersaline lake of Crimea. It will be a big achievement for the fisheries industry in the aquatic bodies of the coastal region, as it is already experimentally proven that the application of Chironomus larvae as food is good for the growth of both omnivorous and carnivorous fish, and its application enhanced the nutritional content of fishes (Nath et al, 2021(Nath et al, , 2022.…”

Section: The Monthly Pattern Of Population Density In Both Open and Cap-mentioning

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“…These larvae are voracious feeders and have a wide food range (Henriques‐Oliveira et al., 2003; Podder & Nath, 2013). An increase in the nutritional value of fish was observed when fed on chironomid larvae to other conventional fish feed (Nath et al., 2022). Catla fed on these larvae showed comparatively high consumption and metabolic efficiency (Priya et al., 2018).…”

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Chironomid farming in consideration of various physicochemical parameters and reuse of condensate water

Nath,

Samanta

2024

J Applied Entomology

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Larvae of chironomids are benthic organisms, having the extreme capability to adapt to the changing physicochemical parameters of the aquatic body and the potentiality to accommodate that adverse situation. In spite of the demand for chironomid larvae as fish food, no proper technique of chironomid farming has been reported till today. This instance encourages the research on farming these larvae, in both open and captive settings. The present research shows a good result all over the year, with seasonal variance along with changing physicochemical parameters. This farming is based on minimal space requirements, reuse of condensate water, and the application of a low‐cost diet, resulting in enormous production of this insect. Thus, it can be placed as a small‐scale industry to uplift the economic status of rural people. A nutritious diet for both carnivorous and omnivorous fish and low‐cost farming with a huge production of these larvae is good for the fish industry as well.

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Section: The Monthly Pattern Of Population Density In Both Open and Cap-mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Chironomid farming in consideration of various physicochemical parameters and reuse of condensate water

Nath,

Samanta

2024

J Applied Entomology

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Ex-situ Evaluation of Chironomid Larvae as a Potential Supplementary Food in Aquaculture

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Chironomid farming in consideration of various physicochemical parameters and reuse of condensate water

Chironomid farming in consideration of various physicochemical parameters and reuse of condensate water

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